What is CVE-2022-48831?

CVE-2022-48831 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2022-48831 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48831?

CVE-2022-48831 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48831?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48831. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-48831 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48831 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-48831

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ima: fix reference leak in asymmetric_verify() Don't leak a reference to the key if its algorithm is unknown.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-16

Last modified 2025-09-25

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-48831 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0838d6d68182f0b28a5434bc6d50727c4757e35b
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89f586d3398f4cc0432ed870949dffb702940754
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/926fd9f23b27ca6587492c3f58f4c7f4cd01dad5
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48831

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-16

Modified 2025-09-25

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48831?

CVE-2022-48831 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2022-48831 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48831?

CVE-2022-48831 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48831?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48831. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-48831 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-48831 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.